Hræll

Old Norse Dictionary - hræll

Meaning of Old Norse word "hræll" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hræll
m., but ræll seems the true form, the h being spurious, [cp. A. S. reol; Engl. reel, = Gr. κερκίς, Od. v. 62]:—a weaver’s rod or sley, Nj. 275; dún-hræll, a stick to clean eider-down.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
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